Banned Instruments in the US?

[Jared Kubokawa]

Ed Gein. A fabulous man.

When the police raided his home in WI, they actually found a number of salted vulvas in a tin, his mother's painted silver.

He was a "digger" though and would seek out new bodies in the obituaries. He only killed two people.

Don't ask me how I now this either.

[smopo24]

I know that eBay does regulate the sale of "lawsuit-era" instruments. A friend had a bid on some "forbidden" Les Paul that Ibanez made in the 70's; he was sent an email that the auction was closed because this was a patent-infringed item. Someone at Gibson (other manufacturers do this too; Fender, and Rickenbacker are two that come to mind) patrols the site to see if any of these instruments are up for sale.